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agent : profschia@bellsouth.net
James Schiavone, Ed.D
Schiavone Literary Agency, Inc.
Corporate Offices, 236 Trails End, West Palm Beach, FL 33413-2135
(561)966-9294
(561)966-9294 (fax)
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NOTICE: We are currently giving priority to authors published by major houses.

The Schiavone Literary Agency, Inc., was established in 1996 by James Schiavone, Ed.D. Dr. Schiavone is professor emeritus of developmental skills at the City University of New York. He has authored three textbooks and five trade books as well as numerous articles in newspapers, magazines and professional journals. He is a noted authority in the psychology of reading.

Dr. Schiavone represents published authors. He accepts queries only and will consider material of high literary quality and marketability from new authors. There is a 99% rejection rate for all queries received.

New York Offices:
Queries for agent Jennifer DuVall should be sent to the New York City office at:
3671 Hudson Manor Terrace, #11H
Bronx, NY 10463-1139
Phone/fax: 718.548.5332
email: jendu77@aol.com

Queries for agent Kevin McAdams should be sent to the New York City office at:
400 East 11th Street, #7
New York, NY 10009
email: kvn.mcadams@yahoo.com
Mr. McAdams is interested in all genres consistent with agency guidelines, with particular emphasis on celebrity biography and entertainment.

For usefull interesting articles on publishing, and to enhance your relationship with our agency, go to our Blog Site at:
www.schiavoneliteraryagencyinc.blogspot.com


years experience: 2009 our Thirteenth Anniversary
GENRES & SPECIALTIES
General fiction, Mystery, Romance, Fantasy/science fiction, Juvenile fiction, Biography, Business/investing/finance, History, Religious, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Lifestyle, Children's books, Sports, African-American, Science
TRADE REFERENCES
ALL MAJOR PUBLISHERS
LEADING CLIENTS
Tom Willard, best selling novelist, author "The Black Sabre Chronicles."

George Mair, popular biographer.

David Callinan, popular Anglo-Irish novelist.

Ahmad Eldridge Cleaver, Religion & Spirituality (son of Eldridge Cleaver).

David Yount, Religion, spirituality, & self help.

Ellin Dodge, America's Foremost Numerologist.

Michael G. Santos, popular nonfiction.

Laurence Miller, Ph.D., psychology.

Don Wulffson, novelist, winner of The Christopher Award; also nonfiction.

Michael J. Tougias, novelist, also nonfiction.

Mark Littleton, Christian children's and adult books - fiction, nonfiction; 90+ titles with more than one million in print.

James Alexander Thom, NY Times best selling author (Follow the River, Random House -- Major motion picture) award winning master of the historical novel.

Dick Cady, novelist, Pulitzer Prize winner - investigative journalism.

BEST-KNOWN PROJECTS
"Inside: Life Behind Bars in America," by Michael G. Santos (St. Martin's Press, 2006).

"A Brother's Journey," by Richard B. Pelzer (Warner, 2005), NY Times best seller. #1 international best seller, The London Times.

MOST RECENT SALES/ FORTHCOMING BOOKS
Gareth Crocker, "Leaving Jack."
(St. Martin's Press, 2010).

Gary Marvin Davison, Ph.D., "A Concise History of African America."
(Seaburn,2008).

Laurence Miller, Ph.D., "From Difficult to Disturbed: Understanding and Managing Dysfunctional Employees." (Amacom, November, 2007).

Laurence Miller, Ph.D., "Counseling Crime Victims." (Springer, 2008).

Laurence Miller, Ph.D., "Psychology and Criminal Justice: Principles, Applications, New Directions" (Allyn & Bacon, 2010).

Ellin Dodge, "From Ace to Zummo: A Dictionary of Numerologically Based Names for Your Pet" (Fireside/S&S, 2007).

Mark Littleton, "Get-a-Clue Mystery Devotions for Kids" (Standard Publishing, 2009).

Mark Littleton, "Through-the-New Testament Devotions for Kids" (Standard Publishing, 2010).

MOST RECENT RIGHTS SALES
Laurence Miller, Ph.D.,"From Difficult to Disturbed: Understanding and Managing Dysfunctional Employees." (Amacom, 2007)Complex Chinese rights to McGraw-Hill International Enterprise, Taiwan.

"A Teenagers Journey," Warner (2006) Dutch rights to House of Books; Indonesian rights to Penerbit Erlangga; Swedish rights to Bokforlaget Forum.

OTHER LEADING RIGHTS OFFERINGS

"A Brother's Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse," by Richard B. Pelzer (Warner Books, 2005) Film, Television and Translation rights available.

"A Teenager's Journey," by Richard Pelzer
Warner US, Warner, UK (2006) Film, Television and Translation rights available.

"Inside: Life Behind Bars in America," by Michael G. Santos (St. Martin's, 2006) Film, Television, and Translation rights available.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, HONORS
James Schiavone

B.S., M.A., New York University: Ed.D., Nova University: Professional Diploma as Reading Specialist, Columbia University; Graduate studies, University of Rome, Italy.
Director of Reading K-12 (Monroe County, FL Schools):
Professor of Developmental Skills, City University of New York:
Literary Agent.

Jennifer DuVall

Office Management Consultant:
Licensed NY Realtor:
Literary Agent.

Kevin McAdams

BA, SUNY
Investment Consultant:
Literary Agent.

SUB-AGENTS/ RIGHTS CONTACTS
For all foreign, film and dramatic rights to Agency clients, contact Schiavone Literary Agency, Inc. West Palm Beach.

Chloe Ataroff
A. Mediation Litteraire, France.
Translation rights for France

Radoslav Trenev
RT Copyright, LTD
Bulgaria
Translation rights Eastern Europe, Baltic States and Worldwide.

Hamish Macaskill
The English Agency (Japan) Ltd.
Tokyo: Japanese translation rights.

Filiz Karaman
Nurcihan Kesim Literary Agency
Cagaloglu Yokusu Saadet Han No: 42 D:204
Sirkeci-Istanbul-TURKEY
Turkish Translation Rights

Asli Ermis
Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi
Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish Translation Rights

Yang Young-Chul
PLS Literary Agency
Seoul, Korea
Korean Translation Rights

Morgenstern Entertainment
Dramatic, Film and TV Rights

KEY PERSONNEL
James Schiavone, Ed.D., CEO
profschia@bellsouth.net

Jennifer DuVall, President
jendu77@aol.com

Kevin McAdams, Executive VP
kvn.mcadams@yahoo.com

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Query letters only in a #10 envelope, one page preferred (no phone or fax). Include SASE. Do NOT send large envelopes with queries, proposals, synopses, sample chapters, etc., unless specifically requested. We do not handle poetry, short stories, anthologies or children's picture books. No scripts or screen plays. Our affiliate in California, Morgenstern Entertainment, handles dramatic, film and TV rights, options, and screen plays for books we have agented. We are NOT interested in work previously published in any format (i.e., self-published; online; ebooks; Print On Demand). For fastest response (usually same day or next day) one page email queries are acceptable and encouraged. We do not download email attachments unless specifically requested. Queries for James Schiavone should be sent to the Corporate Offices in West Palm Beach. Queries for Jennifer DuVall should be sent to her office in The Bronx. Queries for Kevin McAdams should be sent to his office in Manhattan.
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